The National Firearms Act branch of the BATFE is undermanned with 1/5 of the workforce they currently need, and handle a volume of paperwork that increases by as much as 25% per year. To handle the needs of today, the NFA branch workforce needs to be dramatically increased in size. Additionally to reduce timelines and better comply with intentions of the paperwork reduction act, the NFA's antiquated paperwork process should be streamlined and computerized for further increased accuracy and efficacy to meet the NFA's needs for the future today. The modernization of the National Firearms Act's paperwork process will increase government revenues by increasing taxpayer participation in this voluntary tax process, and will insure greater accuracy of record keeping going into the future.



